Cryptocurrency trading has recently been deemed illegal in Saudia Arabia. A committee consisting of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), Ministry of Ministry of Interior membership, Ministry of Media, Ministry of Commerce and Investment and Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has released a

Another massive security vulnerability in a major cryptocurrency has been discovered, just sitting there, waiting to be exploited and this time around it's Bitcoin Cash. Its blockchain was open to being jammed with a toxic block that would have caused

Bloomberg reports that a massive wrong-way bet on Bitcoin left an unidentified futures trader unable to cover their losses, burning counterparties and threatening to dent confidence in one of the world's largest cryptocurrency venues.The long position

Even after weathering a bear market that wiped out more than 60 percent of the flagship cryptocurrency's value, the bitcoin price continues to trade at a mark far above what its critics thought it could ever reach. Nevertheless, it still has a long wa

Starbucks customers may soon be able to pay for their lattes with bitcoin. The company announced on Wednesday that it's teaming up with Microsoft and Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, to le

The annual Swell by Ripple conference invites global leaders from the policy, payments, and technology fields to come together and discuss how blockchain can be used to benefit society at large. According to a tweet from Ripple, former U.S. President Bill

Via TechInDC: A University of Chicago economist has thrown some cold water on the notion that Bitcoin will be broadly adopted and have the chance to truly disrupt the existing financial system. In a paper published in June, Eric Budish concludes that "

Lightning Network, a technology often touted as the solution to Bitcoin's scalability problem, has been growing leaps and bounds in popularity in the recent months in spite of being at a nascent stage. The technology has been tested successfully for p

goldman Sachs’ COO has hinted that the firm might offer more cryptocurrency trading products and services than its current offering on Bitcoin futures. This is particularly notable seeing as Goldman Sachs’ COO is rumored to replace the current CEO this December.

The CEO told the crowd, "I'll tell you another story that is underreported, but worth paying attention to. Bitcoin is really controlled by China. There are four miners in China that control over 50% of Bitcoin". "How do we know that China won't intervene? How many countries want to use a